Brew your best beer EVER. Start your Free Trial of Brewer's Friend today! Sign Up ×

Mead - Sweet Mead (BJCP 2008)




Top 10 Sweet Mead (BJCP 2008) Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Fergus Redmead's Pumpkin Pie mead
5 gal 1.3% 0 1.013 1.003
All Grain 4499
Orange-Apple mead
5.5 gal 13.27% 0 1.128 1.026
All Grain 4349
Maple Syrup Mead
5.5 gal 11.65% 0 1.118 1.030
BIAB 3705
Jason's Big Citrus Mead
24 L 21.85% 0 1.175 1.009
All Grain 3613
Fergus Redmead's maple mead
5 gal 0% 0 1.000 1.000
extract 3546
Mjød
10 L 14.15% 0 1.144 1.036
All Grain 2646
mead1-01
5.5 gal 15.21% 16.66 1.155 1.039
extract 2635
#71 Bochet
11 L 10.89% 0 1.119 1.036
All Grain 2376
Wild Plum Mead
3.5 gal 5.17% 0 1.040 1.001
All Grain 1995
Stølen Mjød
10 L 18.17% 0 1.140 1.002
All Grain 1952

Newest Sweet Mead (BJCP 2008) Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Nott Mead
5 gal 5.04% 0 1.049 1.011
All Grain 137
MeaDE
0.8 gal 25.44% 0 1.285 1.091
extract 163
Honey Mead 2.0
4.4 L 3.84% 0 1.030 1.001
extract 250
Soda
10 gal 41.9% 0 1.408 1.088
extract 210
Joker Brain
1 gal 16% 0 1.126 1.004
All Grain 296
Lady Eostré's Mead / CZ: Medovina Paní Ostary
4.7 L 14.75% 0 1.100 0.988
extract 334
4 Gallon
4 gal 10.28% 0 1.104 1.026
All Grain 332
Mead
45 L 4.17% 0 1.032 1.001
extract 292
Mead Try
2700 L 3.83% 0 1.039 1.010
All Grain 327
kelphie
200 L 4.31% 0 1.044 1.011
All Grain 289

Fermentables Used In Sweet Mead (BJCP 2008) Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
Honey 110 Sugar honey 2°L
35 86% 10% - 100%
Raw Honey 18 Sugar honey 20°L
38 89% 29% - 100%
Cane Sugar 9 Sugar sugar 0°L
46 36% 3% - 100%
Northern Brewer - Wildflower Honey 9 US Sugar honey 2°L
42 85% 46% - 100%
Brown Sugar 6 Sugar sugar 15°L
45 43% 29% - 56%
Blueberry 6 Fruit fruit 0°L
4.95 22% 3% - 34%
Raisins (dried) 6 Fruit fruit 0°L
29.25 8% 1% - 19%
Maple Syrup 5 Sugar sugar 35°L
30 18% 7% - 29%
Molasses 3 Sugar sugar 80°L
36 39% 2% - 100%
Blackberry 3 Fruit fruit 0°L
3.6 12% 4% - 25%

Hops Used In Sweet Mead (BJCP 2008) Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
Citra 4 11 100% 100% - 100%
Azacca 2 15 67% 25% - 100%
Centennial 2 10 100% 100% - 100%
East Kent Goldings 2 5 56% 31% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In Sweet Mead (BJCP 2008) Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range

Yeasts Used In Sweet Mead (BJCP 2008) Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
White Labs - Sweet Mead/Wine Yeast WLP720 25 White Labs Wine 0.15 Low 75% 70°F 75°F
Mangrove Jack - Mead M05 18 Mangrove Jack Mead n/a Med-High 97.5% 59°F 86°F
Wyeast - Sweet Mead 4184 12 Wyeast Wine 0.11 Medium 75% 65°F 75°F
Lallemand - Lalvin EC-1118 12 Lallemand Champagne High High 65% 59°F 77°F
Lallemand - Lalvin ICV D-47 9 Lallemand Wine High Medium 95% 59°F 86°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 4 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
Wyeast - Dry Mead 4632 3 Wyeast Wine 0.18 Low-Med 95% 55°F 75°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 3 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Red Star - Premier Blanc Yeast 3 Red Star Wine High Low 0% 59°F 86°F
White Labs - Champagne Yeast WLP715 2 White Labs Champagne 0.17 Low 90% 70°F 75°F

Other Ingredients Used In Sweet Mead (BJCP 2008) Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Yeast Nutrient 14 Other Primary 16% 0% - 100%
Fermaid O 7 Other Mash 78% 1% - 100%
Cinnamon stick 6 Spice Mash 61% 0% - 100%
Hibiscus 4 Herb Secondary 72% 52% - 100%
Nutmeg 4 Spice Mash 5% 1% - 19%
Fermaid K 3 Other Primary 72% 17% - 100%
Ginger 2 Spice Secondary 18% 3% - 33%
Go-Ferm 2 Other Mash 50% 1% - 100%
Lemon peel 2 Flavor Mash 100% 99% - 100%
Vanilla Bean 2 Flavor Secondary 28% 0% - 56%

Photos